Anaïs Gerber was born in Paris, France, in 1983. She studied at the Royal College of Art in the UK, and she has been living on Thetis Island since 2013. She produces original, hand-pulled lithographs. Lithography is a printmaking technique by which prints are pulled from an image originally drawn on stone.

Over the past few years, Anaïs has built a series of poetic, often whimsical drawings that tell of her unique experience of the world. Her senses are constantly tuned to the cosmos, and every manifestation of its raw energy produces a strong impression on her: a wind, a light, a resistance of nature… Nineneteenth century Romantics had a name for this feeling of awe: they called it the sublime. The sublime is Anaïs's core aesthetic concern. Anything that makes her experience her smallness in the vastness of the world is susceptible to trigger a vision for a drawing in her mind.

Anaïs works almost exclusively in black and white: she enjoys expressing the poetry of the world with the sole rainbow of shadows and lights.

Thetis Island, British Columbia

"I feel connected to what could be called a prime life force. I call this force the energy which moves all things in the universe..."Artist's Homepage

Coming Events

The party is in conjunction with the island wide Canada 150 celebrations.

The event will include live music, BBQ and a beer garden.

Music runs from 4 to 10 pm both days

Event organiser Matt Steffich explains “Our landlord at Grace Point has generously agreed to allow us to close half the square and celebrate Canada’s birthday in grand style”. The event also ties into Steffich Fine Art celebrating 25 years in business. “The gallery is hosting a series of events to celebrate our 25th anniversary and this event will certainly be the most raucous!” This Canada long weekend will see live music all around town, an influx of tourists and boaters and hopefully a large gathering of locals ending with fireworks on Saturday night. Everyone is encouraged to drop by!